Queensland Consolidated Regulations Queensland Consolidated Regulations
| Item | High risk work licence | Description of class of high risk work | ||
| Scaffolding work | ||||
| 1 | Basic scaffolding | Scaffolding work involving any of the following— | ||
| (a) modular or prefabricated scaffolds; | ||||
| (b) cantilevered materials hoists with a maximum working load of 500kg; | ||||
| (c) ropes; | ||||
| (d) gin wheels; | ||||
| (e) safety nets and static lines; | ||||
| (f) bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork); | ||||
| but excluding scaffolding work involving equipment, loads or tasks listed in item 2(2)(a) to (g) and item 3(2)(a) to (c) | ||||
| 2 | Intermediate scaffolding | (1) | Scaffolding work included in the class of Basic scaffolding; and | |
| (2) | Scaffolding work involving any of the following— | |||
| (a) cantilevered crane loading platforms; | ||||
| (b) cantilevered scaffolds; | ||||
| (c) spur scaffolds; | ||||
| (d) barrow ramps and sloping platforms; | ||||
| (e) scaffolding associated with perimeter safety screens and shutters; | ||||
| (f) mast climbing work platforms; | ||||
| (g) tube and coupler scaffolds (including tube and coupler covered ways and gantries); | ||||
| but excluding scaffolding work involving equipment, loads or tasks listed in item 3(2)(a) to (c) | ||||
| 3 | Advanced scaffolding | (1) | Scaffolding work included in the class of Intermediate scaffolding; and | |
| (2) | Scaffolding work involving any of the following— | |||
| (a) cantilevered hoists; | ||||
| (b) hung scaffolds, including scaffolds hung from tubes, wire ropes or chains; | ||||
| (c) suspended scaffolds | ||||
| Dogging and rigging work | ||||
| 4 | Dogging | Dogging work | ||
| 5 | Basic rigging | (1) | Dogging work | |
| (2) | Rigging work involving any of the following— | |||
| (a) structural steel erection; | ||||
| (b) hoists; | ||||
| (c) precast concrete members of a structure; | ||||
| (d) safety nets and static lines; | ||||
| (e) mast climbing work platforms; | ||||
| (f) perimeter safety screens and shutters; | ||||
| (g) cantilevered crane loading platforms; | ||||
| but excluding rigging work involving equipment, loads or tasks listed in item 6(b) to (f) and item 7(b) to (e) | ||||
| 6 | Intermediate rigging | Rigging work involving any of the following— | ||
| (a) rigging work in the class Basic Rigging; | ||||
| (b) hoists with jibs and self-climbing hoists; | ||||
| (c) cranes, conveyors, dredges and excavators; | ||||
| (d) tilt slabs; | ||||
| (e) demolition of structures or plant; | ||||
| (f) dual lifts; | ||||
| but excluding rigging work involving equipment listed in item 7(b) to (e) | ||||
| 7 | Advanced rigging | Rigging work involving any of the following— | ||
| (a) rigging work in the class Intermediate Rigging; | ||||
| (b) gin poles and shear legs; | ||||
| (c) flying foxes and cable ways; | ||||
| (d) guyed derricks and structures; | ||||
| (e) suspended scaffolds and fabricated hung scaffolds | ||||
| Crane and hoist operation | ||||
| 8 | Tower crane | Use of a tower crane | ||
| 9 | Self-erecting tower crane | Use of a self-erecting tower crane | ||
| 10 | Derrick crane | Use of a derrick crane | ||
| 11 | Portal boom crane | Use of a portal boom crane | ||
| 12 | Bridge and gantry crane | Use of a bridge crane or gantry crane that is— | ||
| (a) controlled from a permanent cabin or control station on the crane; or | ||||
| (b) remotely controlled and having more than 3 powered operations; | ||||
| including the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load | ||||
| 13 | Vehicle loading crane | Use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, including the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load | ||
| 14 | Non-slewing mobile crane | Use of a non-slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3t | ||
| 15 | Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 20t | (1) | Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 20t or less | |
| (2) | Use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load | |||
| (3) | Use of a non-slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3t | |||
| (4) | Use of a reach stacker | |||
| 16 | Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 60t | (1) | Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 60t or less | |
| (2) | Use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load | |||
| (3) | Use of a non-slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3t | |||
| (4) | Use of a reach stacker | |||
| 17 | Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 100t | (1) | Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 100t or less | |
| (2) | Use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load | |||
| (3) | Use of a non-slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3t | |||
| (4) | Use of a reach stacker | |||
| 18 | Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity over 100t | (1) | Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 100t | |
| (2) | Use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load | |||
| (3) | Use of a non-slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3t | |||
| (4) | Use of a reach stacker | |||
| 19 | Materials hoist | Use of a materials hoist | ||
| 20 | Personnel and materials hoist | (1) | Use of a personnel and materials hoist | |
| (2) | Use of a materials hoist | |||
| 21 | Boom-type elevating work platform | Use of a boom-type elevating work platform where the length of the boom is 11m or more | ||
| 22 | Concrete placing boom | Use of a concrete placing boom | ||
| Reach stackers | ||||
| 23 | Reach stacker | Operation of a reach stacker of greater than 3t capacity that incorporates an attachment for lifting, moving and travelling with a shipping container, but does not include a portainer crane | ||
| Forklift operation | ||||
| 24 | Forklift truck | Use of a forklift truck other than an order-picking forklift truck | ||
| 25 | Order-picking forklift truck | Use of an order-picking forklift truck | ||
| Pressure equipment operation | ||||
| 26 | Standard boiler operation | Operation of a boiler with a single fuel source that does not have a pre-heater, superheater or economiser attached | ||
| 27 | Advanced boiler operation | Operation of a boiler, including a standard boiler, which may have one or more of the following— | ||
| (a) multiple fuel sources; | ||||
| (b) pre-heater; | ||||
| (c) superheater; | ||||
| (d) economiser | ||||
| 28 | Steam turbine operation | Operation of a steam turbine that has an output of 500 kilowatts or more and— | ||
| (a) is multi-wheeled; or | ||||
| (b) is capable of a speed greater than 3,600 revolutions per minute; or | ||||
| (c) has attached condensers; or | ||||
| (d) has a multi-staged heat exchange extraction process | ||||
| 29 | Reciprocating steam engine | Operation of a reciprocating steam engine where the diameter of any piston exceeds 250mm |
For table 3.1 item 21, the length of a boom is the greater of the following—
(a) the vertical distance from the surface supporting the boom-type elevating work platform to the floor of the platform, with the platform extended to its maximum height;
(b) the horizontal distance from the centre point of the boom’s rotation to the outer edge of the platform, with the platform extended to its maximum distance.